OldFriends4Sale said:

jaawwnn said:

oh yeah, here's the story, as quoted by the BBC but it's a close to a verbatin take from the book:

Prince's former art director Steve Parke recently published a book featuring the intimate, behind-the-scenes photographs he took of the star during his time at Paisley Park.

He also recounts the time Prince invited him to watch a montage of old performances he was preparing for the American Music Awards. When a scene from Purple Rain appeared, the star bellowed, "Look at that wig!" and burst out laughing.

Parke later asked Prince's hair stylist Earl Jones about the comment. He explained the star had had to reshoot a few scenes after the filming wrapped - but he had already cut his hair and bleached it blond - necessitating the bouffant hairpiece.

Jones added that Prince had reacted so badly to the bleach that his hair started breaking off, so he had to let it grow out, and dye it back to black.

"The hairstyle in Raspberry Beret was literally all I could do with it."


It makes no sense. They jump from the reshoots for Purple Rain (some time in early 1984 I assume?) to the Raspberry Beret video, which per Princevault was shot in June 1985. Unless we are to believe Prince was wearing a wig for most of 1984?? Something in that story doesn't make sense. Maybe he had been growing his hair out from December(ish) 1983 till his first public appearance in 1984 which was in May, the 4th Minnesota Music Awards, do we have any pictures of that night?

Sorry if i seem like i'm being needlessly pedantic here, i'm just genuinely curious.

yeah time has blurred in that. I'm thinking it is the filming of the Syracuse show

Right - most likely Prince used a clip of the Syracuse show in that video montage - maybe part of Baby I'm A Star. That must have been for the 1994 or 1995 AMA's where Prince was presented with the Achievement award when he performed Billy Jack Bitch, I Hate U and 319. They played the "Purple Medley" with the video. That would make more sense since the Syracuse show was the end of March. Still, he would have had to do 6 shows wearing a wig!!

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violetcrush said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

yeah time has blurred in that. I'm thinking it is the filming of the Syracuse show

Right - most likely Prince used a clip of the Syracuse show in that video montage - maybe part of Baby I'm A Star. That must have been for the 1994 or 1995 AMA's where Prince was presented with the Achievement award when he performed Billy Jack Bitch, I Hate U and 319. They played the "Purple Medley" with the video. That would make more sense since the Syracuse show was the end of March. Still, he would have had to do 6 shows wearing a wig!!

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Here is Prince in April '85 shooting the "4 The Tears In Your Eyes" video - probably not long after the last PR show. His hair is very short here....

violetcrush said:

Here is Prince in April '85 shooting the "4 The Tears In Your Eyes" video - probably not long after the last PR show. His hair is very short here....

121 responses later, and this is exactly the right answer.

In my defence I mentioned it in my first sentence in the third post in this thread.

TrivialPursuit said:

violetcrush said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Here is Earl on the set of Under the Cherry Moon, styling Prince's hair

OldFriends, you always have the stuff!! What a great picture! Wondering if that is Karen Krattinger talking to him. I wish there were more pics out there of him and Susannah....

jaawwnn said:

In my defence I mentioned it in my first sentence in the third post in this thread.

Props to jaawwnn y'all!!

OldFriends4Sale said:

violetcrush said:

OldFriends, you always have the stuff!! What a great picture! Wondering if that is Karen Krattinger talking to him. I wish there were more pics out there of him and Susannah....

Oh wow, that is Susannah?? Do you know which concert?? I know in Alan Light's book she stated they "lost touch" during the PR tour, because he was "busy being a big rock star - petulant and needy, getting any girl he wanted". I'm guessing at some point toward the end of the tour she was back in the mix, as she said they got very close again in '85....

violetcrush said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Oh wow, that is Susannah?? Do you know which concert?? I know in Alan Light's book she stated they "lost touch" during the PR tour, because he was "busy being a big rock star - petulant and needy, getting any girl he wanted". I'm guessing at some point toward the end of the tour she was back in the mix, as she said they got very close again in '85....

Yeah to his back right, with the tamborine... and Prince playing what looks like a a white/paisley designed Bass...
I don't know which concert